Changing a tire on tt what do you use?
My last TV factory Jack worked well but not my new one . At the last minute I took a small bottle Jack along . Do these plastic drive on things work well? I suppose I could use my wood ramps in a pinc...
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djgarcia wrote:
Camping World sells a device called a "Travel Aide" that you set on the ground and just roll a tire up on and the bad tire is lifted up in the air so you can change the tire without having to use any jacks.
Just be sure to break the lug nuts free before lifting the tire off the ground. I used to carry a metal ramp to do the same thing. Sold it - took up too much space - bottle jacks are much smaller.
I have two 12 ton bottle jacks. I also use some of my leveling boards to lift the bad tire up until it is just touching the ground enough to hold the tire against the 4-way pressure. The bottle jack for the final inch or so.
I've only used this once on my rig, but at least a dozen times on other folks.
The funniest was the two pretty young college girls at Big Bend NP who needed a tire changed on their Jeep Liberty. They apparently assumed that I would actually do all the work. Firm believer that everyone who drives should be able to change a tire. They learned how to do it that day.
